nonmotile

adjective

ˌnän-ˈmō-tᵊl How to pronounce nonmotile (audio)
Definition of nonmotilenext
as in static
incapable of moving or being moved an examination of the slides of nonmotile cells

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonmotile
  1. static
  2. motionless
  3. immobile
  4. still
Adjective
  • But Fosdick’s real radicalism lay in his insistence that Scripture was not static or inerrant but needed to be read in the context of an evolving culture and country.
    — Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2026
  • With the completion of Ship 41's first static fires, SpaceX could be on track to launch Flight 14 sometime in early to mid-September.
    — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of static
Adjective
  • The new experiment used a single calcium-40 ion held almost motionless inside an electromagnetic ion trap.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Some rolled and splashed in the shallows, regulating their body temperature after lying in the Arctic sun, others lay motionless, deep in sleep.
    — Sarah Kingdom, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of motionless
Adjective
  • In 2025, the company released an immobile, expressive desktop robot called Reachy Mini.
    — Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Gripping your abs at maximum effort regardless of the task can make your torso feel like an immobile block.
    — Dana Santas, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of immobile
Adjective
  • As in her spouse Jia’s features, Zhao Tao is the still point in a turning, globalized world, with all its disconnections and surprising symmetries.
    — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The noise of heavy machinery drifts up into the still morning air.
    — Jesse Ashlock, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 July 2026
Definition of still
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“Nonmotile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonmotile. Accessed 3 Sep. 2026.

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